Ваалбек
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Vaalbek, a city in Kili-Syria, famous for its splendor in the first centuries of the Christian era and still retaining its fame due to its ruins. Baal was idolized there as the god of the sun, and in later times, undoubtedly, Astarte, which is why this city was known for its extreme immorality. See below. Iliopol.